Ashley Jordan

Ashley Jordan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Her research focuses on the mechanisms underlying children’s social evaluations, particularly how messages about similarity shape their social preferences and understanding of group structures. She holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Yale University and completed an NSF postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University.

Education: Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology (Yale University), NSF Postdoctoral Fellow (Princeton University).

Research Interests: Dr. Jordan explores how children categorize social groups, process social messages, and form attitudes about identity. Her work integrates developmental psychology and social cognition to understand early social learning. Her lab, the Development of Intergroup Social Cognition Lab, investigates topics like transgender identity disclosure, pedagogical influence on social preferences, and the role of similarity in group reasoning.

Publications highlight her focus on child social cognition, including studies on identity formation, social categorization, and developmental learning. While no scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, her NSF postdoctoral fellowship underscores her research excellence.

Lab and Team: Her work is centered in the Development of Intergroup Social Cognition Lab, emphasizing collaborative research on social development and intergroup dynamics.